Nexus Earth Newsletter March 2018

The Nexus core team had a busy month in February as we continued to execute on key strategic initiatives to move the project forward. As discussed in a number of prior communications, we are focused on creating an all star team with a roster of some of the brightest minds on the planet. We will soon be announcing the addition of a new key executive who will help us take the project to new heights, as well as create the synergy necessary to plug us into crucial industries looking to utilize blockchain technology.

Also on the hiring front, we are continuing to bring on new developers as well as the continued utilization of contract developers where appropriate. We’re happy to introduce 3 new developers to the community in this newsletter. As we continue to build out this team we are also coming up with new ideas that are helping to shape the future development of the project in important ways that will ensure that the utility of the network is unparalleled.

For those of you who may not have seen, Colin Cantrell also released some highly impressive test stats on the LLD that show massive speed improvements over other technologies. The test compared the Nexus LLD to Google’s LevelDB and Oracle’s BerkeleyDB.

Kierre Reeg, Nexus Economist and Board Member had some insights to share on those tests:

To test the speed he had each database perform 100,000 read/writes, and the total running times were as follows:

Total Running Time 100,000 read/writes

LLD: 0.859903 seconds

LevelDB: 7.714264 seconds

BerkeleyDB 29.287241 seconds

This means that the Nexus LLD performs approximately 34 times faster than BerkeleyDB and nine times faster than Google’s LevelDB! These are highly impressive stats and it is yet another piece of proof that Nexus is developing the most advanced blockchain technology in existence today. In future newsletters we will break down those tests for you in more detail for a closer look at it’s capability.

The Nexus core team is continuing to reach out to important people in industry, finance and government to help them understand how blockchain technology can help to build a better world for everyone. We are constantly taking meetings that have the potential to help the network’s integration into high impact areas of economy and governance.

We strongly believe that industry leaders will want to build out layer 2 solutions on the best networks in existence with regard to speed, security and scalability; Nexus continues to lead the pack in all three categories. With our exciting new hires, innovative technology and groundbreaking ideas we plan on bringing blockchain technology to the masses to facilitate new forms of economic development and help create a more abundant world for us all.

We have brought on three new developers and intend to continue growing. While training and working with each of our new developers we have been continuing our effort on Tritium development. The intent is for them to learn as much as possible over the coming weeks and place them where they fit best in our organization. In order to accelerate the development of the Tritium Interface (The New Wallet) each of our new devs have been tasked with finalizing one of the modules.

This month, we are excited to share with you an update from Phil Swazey who is our Lead Satellite Engineer but you can call him “SatelliteGuy”:

The Nexus One satellite, likely to be known as NXS1, shall be built by Space Inventor (http://space-inventor.com/). To the best of Nexus’ knowledge this might be the first satellite ever purchased using crypto currency and would set a new precedent.

The planned satellite launch location is the Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska which was formerly known as the Kodiak Launch Complex. The satellite is currently planned to be launched into a sun-synchronous orbit.

Operations of the satellite will be performed from Space Inventors facility and tracking station in Denmark. Nexus is also considering whether to build a satellite tracking facility in Arizona to initially receive data from the satellite and perhaps even eventually operate the satellite.

The design of the satellite is very basic, and it will not have a propulsion system on board. It will maintain a 3-axis nadir pointing attitude and utilize a UHF transceiver for communications. Nexus will need to obtain an FCC experimental license to launch and operate the satellite, which has not yet been achieved. Nexus will also need to apply for an FCC license to operate any ground stations to be located in the United States or its territories.

All of these plans may be changed or cancelled at any time for any reason, but the above is the current likely path the organization is heading. Additional information on this program might be further disclosed in the coming months in due course.

Arizona Leads the Way to Become the First State to Accept Taxes Paid in Cryptocurrency

The Arizona Senate passed a bill in early February that will allow taxes to be paid in Bitcoin and other “recognized” cryptocurrencies. The next step for the bill will be attempted passage by the Arizona House of Representatives. If accepted by the House, Arizona will become the first state to accept tax payments in cryptocurrency. Other states including Georgia have made progress to move similar bill’s forward but Arizona is leading the way in cryptocurrency-friendly legislation

In an article in Fortune magazine on the topic, Arizona State Representative Jeff Weninger, who has sponsored similar bills, says the primary goal is to foster technological innovation in the state. He went on to say that this would also send a message to potentially the whole world that Arizona is the place to be for blockchain and cryptocurrency technology companies. The bill, in combination with ASU’s #1 ranking for innovation, could potentially draw not only cryptocurrency and blockchain based organizations, but also many other industries touched by these technologies. Nexus is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and is pleased to see the state making advancements in policy to move these potentially life-changing innovations forward.

Magic Giant at the Nexus HQ!

Magic Giant serenades the Nexus team at their headquarters

Magic Giant, the Los Angeles based band Billboard Magazine noted as, “Beyond the Headliners:Here Are 10 Awesome Bands Playing Coachella 2018”, stopped by the Nexus HQ on February 28th to play some live music for the team, and to talk about how we can positively impact the world together. Nexus helped to sponsor Magic Giant’s spring “Magic Misfits Tour”, seeing synergies in the bands mission with Nexus as well as looking to educate a broader market about Nexus’s capabilities.

The band began their visit by introducing the team to their music philosophy and playing a few songs, which elevated as the session went on to a high energy collaboration between the team and the band. Following the performance, the team spent some time with Magic Giant laying out Nexus’s plans to create a prosperity- based money system and brainstorming ways to continue to collaborate to bring positive change through the combination of music and technology. After a rousing dialogue, Magic Giant jammed with Colin Cantrell, founder and lead architect of Nexus, rotating instruments and making some impromptu magic!

The band played a lively show at the Crescent Ballroom in downtown Phoenix later that evening to an enthusiastic audience. There are a few stops left on the Magic Misfits tour, so make sure to catch these very talented and special musicians in concert and look for further joint venture efforts between Nexus and Magic Giant in the future.

Nexus & friends hangout with Magic Giant, while Colin Cantrell jams out with them

Colin at Phoenix Startup Week: Blockchain Outside of Fintech Panel

Colin Cantrell on the Blockchain panel at Phoenix Startup Week

Colin Cantrell had the opportunity to discuss the future of blockchain “Outside of Fintech” on a panel with other experts at Phoenix Startup week, Blockchain Day on February 22. Tim Wales and Scott Yentzer of Kadima Ventures, and Mark Venge of Token IQ, were also on the panel, offering their expertise as well as discussing the exciting possibilities this technology has for revolutionizing the future of nearly every industry.

Hot topics on the panel included the transparency blockchains provide as well as how this transparency can positively impact the future of our voting systems. Blockchain Day was created to bring together founders, developers, investors and enthusiasts in Phoenix for a day focused on the discussion of blockchain innovation and collaboration.

The website described the event as “Presented in a series of top-level keynotes, interactive panel discussions and solution-based case studies with a focus on education, engaging, and building partnerships in the emerging Blockchain space.”

The Blockchain Conference explored the industries that are set to be disrupted the most by this new technology, including; legal sectors, financial services, healthcare, insurance, energy, music, government, real estate and more. The Blockchain Day was a big success with a standing-room-only crowd, as Phoenix continues to demonstrate that it is a leading center for the development of these impactful technologies.

Nexus Hires 3 New Developers

Nexus has brought three new devs on during the month of February to help move the Nexus vission and technology forward. We’re delighted to introduce our new devs to the community!

Max Rutometkin: Max has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and has worked with such programming languages as : Visual Basic, Pascal, C , C ++, Java, Python and Solidity. He received his Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, and has also studied in the disciplines of Neural Networks and Deep Learning. Max has spent the past eight years working in financial markets, most recently on Wall Street where he used new technologies to model trading systems and strategies for global financial markets. He developed and tested systems to search for new trading signals, information collection and risk management.

Max became interested in blockchain technology while working in New York. He realized that this technology will change financial markets, as well as the world, and began programming Ethereum Smart Contracts by himself. Convinced that cryptocurrency and blockchain represent the future, Max ultimately decided to work full time in this rapidly emerging industry. He is excited to dive deep into understanding blockchain technology, and with Nexus, The World’s First 3D Chain.

When Max first discovered the Nexus Website, his reaction was, “Wow! This sounds great.” He was deeply impressed by the concept of ​​creating a blockchain through satellites and using this network to create a powerful artificial intelligence. At Nexus, he feels that he can apply his knowledge, share his ideas and learn a lot. We can’t wait to have you as part of the Nexus team, Max!

Bryan Hallmark: Bryan Hallmark is a dedicated software engineer and web developer. Just 30 years old, he brings over a decade of experience of software development and web development from within the pharmaceutical industry. Bryan is very eager to shift gears and put his talents to use for Nexus and its community. “I’ve always enjoyed studying cryptocurrency, computer science, astronomy and physics. Working for Nexus is the perfect opportunity to combine my interests and skill set. I believe in the Nexus vision and am honored to be a part of an idea that can shape the future.”, he says. In his free time Bryan enjoys, playing ice hockey, surfing and spending time with his family and friends.

Kendal Cormany: Kendal started coding in middle school using Game Maker, a plug and play platform that got him hooked. He always enjoyed video games and creating things, so the technology brought his passions together. After college, Kendal worked on app development, and then went on to start his own company in order to develop projects that he was most passionate about, and where he saw market gaps. For the past two years, in addition to working with large data, he has been predominantly application-focused.. At Nexus, Kendal is most excited about being part of the new world of cryptocurrency and blockchain and how it can positively change the world.

Why We Do What We Do: A Telegram Conversation

On March 5th, Scott Simon, who helps facilitate tech support for Nexus, had a conversation in Telegram with Flo Adrian from the community. We wanted to share it with everyone as it reminds us of why we do what we do at Nexus, and that we are here for the betterment of humanity. Flo Adrian lives in Romania, which ranks 41st in world GDP. He is able to subsidize having limited resources available to him in his country and high expenses by mining Nexus. His monthly salary working at a car shop is $500 a month, but he is able to earn about $550 a month mining Nexus, which provides him with a substantially better quality of life. The conversation ended with him commenting, “Country’s like mine really need Nexus and we really appreciate what you do.”

A big thank you to Scott Simon and everyone from the Community who works hard everyday to forward this mission!

WE ARE NEXUS!

Nexus On Social Media:

Top Growing Community on Reddit & Substantial Growth on Twitter

Nexus had a big week on social media, gaining 10.459% Reddit subscribers between March 5th and 6th, as the community approaches 3,000 active users. Additionally, on that same day, NXS was the #1 fastest growing community in crypto on the Social app, which compiles data from Twitter and Reddit together.

The Nexus Twitter doubled its growth for the first week of March, gaining 500 new followers. The Nexus Facebook has also reached a new milestone, edging toward 10,000 followers at the time of this publication.

Please make sure to join in and participate on all of our Nexus Earth social media channels for daily updates, the latest news and to be a part of our growing community! The thing we love most about our community is your active participation in helping to build Nexus. Make sure to join our Slack and inquire about the Pod system if you would like to get more engaged in building Nexus.

Nexus Ranks #1 in Crypto for social media growth on the Social app!

Nexus at Upcoming Events & Speaking Engagements

Nexus will have a presence at several forthcoming global conferences and events, two in Australia and one in London as well as a prominent speaking engagement.The APAC Blockchain Conference will take place March 13-15th in Melbourne, and, according to their website, “looks at the real impacts and potential of blockchain technologies in Australia”. The conference brings together innovators, regulators and leaders from around the world in order to aid in the advancement of blockchain building and strategy as well as testing blockchain viability. Nexus will be speaking at the conference as well having a booth.

The second Australian event Nexus will have a presence at is the Bitcoin and Blockchain Fair in Sydney May 12-13th. This event is described as “Everything Bitcoin, cryptos and blockchain with a goal to increase awareness, innovation and assist with mass adoption across all areas of this exciting new technology.” Chris Murdock and Cain from the Community will have a booth at the fair, so please make sure to stop by and see them. Look for announcements in our Slack channel for MeetUPs and other Nexus Community gathering opportunities at these events. Nexus has a very large and active presence in Australia, and we look forward to seeing everyone there.

Alex-El Nemer from the Community will be speaking at the Global Blockchain Conference that takes place in London April 18th-19th. To learn more about the conference and to join us in London, please visit: https://blockchain-expo.com/global

Alex will also be speaking at the London Institute of Banking and Finance on the power of digital currencies and blockchain technology, how they will change our future, and where Nexus will bring another dimension to this evolving space. The London Institute of Banking and Finance was founded in 1879 as the Institute of Bankers and has evolved in line with the financial services and banking industries. In 2013 it was granted a University College title and now educates globally on the progress of international financial systems. The Institute is making advancements to address the topic of digital currency and how it impacts our global economic ecosystem. Inviting Nexus to speak at the institute aids them in this mission while giving Nexus the opportunity to continue to educate people around the world about its advanced and world changing technology.

SPEED, SECURITY & SCALABILITY = NEXUS

Closing:

Thanks to the Community and growing team for another amazing month! We couldn’t do it without all of you. See you all in April!